Chasing After Rainbows

At the end of school the following day, Hirano-san approached me and Saeko, looking uncomfortable. Hirano-san: "Kobayashi- san, Saeko" Sakeko: "What is it Aiko?" Hirano-san: "I know it might sound strange to you, but the director of your workplace my father would like you to visit..." (there was a deafening silence) Hirano-san: Visit yourself at the hospital today. And Kobayashi-san, he has something to tell you too. Me: Me? What does he want with me? Hirano-san: He didn't tell me, but you would find out soon. Oh, I would like to tag along with the both of you, but I have a tennis tournament match with another school today. So, if it doesn't drag on for too long, I might be able to drop by later on. Saeko: Erm, yeah. See you then. Saeko looked even more nervous. To get to the hospital, we took a bus from a bus stop just outside the school and traveled for quite some time before reaching it. I'm not familiar with this

Today is June 6, 2 days after the night when I suddenly found myself in the bathtub of my house. I could have sworn I was in class of February 4 just before that. I was wondering where my parents had went to until I saw a note in their bedroom saying something about a large amount of cash under their bed for me. I looked at the luggage bag counting it: it seems that someone had grabbed a small amount of it. I looked at my blog: there were no new entries since that date, but there was an unpublished draft dated 22 May. ......... Huh? I typed that? It says that I am unable to move and my childhood friend who is residing inside me is doing so? But I can do so normally with no difficulties.... I don't understand. I then viewed the blog of that friend of mine mentioned. ......... It says that I fell into a coma and has taken control of my body since 14 May, the day after he got into an accident. Strange part is that the post is dated 2 weeks after the incident and he even h

Not wanting to wait until morning, picked a route that I felt like going. I tried to cycle, but I didn't seem to enough strength and my sense of balance was different from what I remember. I ended up getting off and pushing the bicycle. Along the way, I saw lights of 24-hour shops I normally walk past. This must be the right way. I can hear the sound of thunder from above me and sudden flashes of light that made the place look like daytime. I finally manage to reach home safely and parked the bike inside the house, at the doorstep. I don't want my stuff to get wet, but at the same time too tired to unload. I had this feeling that someone was following me all the way from the train station until I opened the gates of my house. It was raining heavily with lighting when I started to bathe. I opened the window to let the air in. I was thinking  about what I should do since Kyousuke confessed to be but thinks it's Haruna because I'm in her body now when all of a sudden

Just as I was about to start eating, Kyousuke looked very nervous. Kyousuke: "I-I'll be heading to the toilet first. You can go ahead and eat without me. If I don't come back after quite some time, you can eat my food and leave without me." (starts dashing away) Me: "Hey! Wait....." He was out of sight before I could finish the sentence. What is going on? First, he asked me to go out with only him to some faraway place, then offered to pay for my expenses, and now this. Actually, I know the answer to that: he wants to confess his love to Haruna and is thinking on how I would react. Wanting to know what Haruna knows about Kyousuke that I don't, I used the "compose mail" feature on the phone. Haruna seems to know what I'm thinking and she immediately typed the response with my fingers. Haruna: Well, I knew him since I was young. I don't remember how or when exactly I met him, but I already knew him very well long before enter

As summer approaches around the beginning of June, the weather has become so unpredictable that I brought my umbrella whenever I go. I have not forgotten what Haruna told me a few weeks ago. After what happened last month, I have somewhat gotten used to this routine that was originally hers. There are sill things that I'm not familiar with though. After school ended on a Saturday, Kyousuke approached me. He looked somewhat nervous. Kyousuke: "Um, Haruna. Would you like to join me to go to Harajuku and Shibuya? I'm looking for something to buy there. Just the two of us." Well, I don't see anything wrong with going out with him like we are buddies, but then I remembered that I am now in a girl's body. Haruna (the original owner of the body i'm in now) had earlier told me that either Minoru or Kyousuke has liking for her. What should I do? I started to think a lot of things. Haruna seems to be thinking about the exact same thing. Me: "S-s-sur

As I slept, it looked as though I was suddenly awake in class talking to my friends (Haruna, Yukari, Minoru and Kyousuke), except I have no control over it. The place seemed to be cold with my classmates seen wearing warm clothing. I tried looking at the blackboard at the front of the class. It said Friday, February 4 on the same year that the bizarre event that happened to me and also the the month that people said that Haruna in. I then tried to talk. Me: Hey, what's going on? Those words never came out of my mouth, but I heard Haruna's voice as though she's speaking directly to my ear. Haruna: These are my memories of what happened on the day of the incident from my point of view. If I recall correctly, I fainted mid-way through the next lesson. Now it's the coming to an end of lunch break. Watch. The bell chime was heard in the distance and everyone went back to their seats. Haruna sat at the table near the window, which was at a different seat than

We would normally eat a lunch box at lunch, but since none of them brought their own, we ended up buying there, which can get sold out quite quickly, on top of long queues. Otherwise, we could have eaten at places like the rooftop, the classroom, or at the school garden. I wonder how mine appeared in front of me? Did they buy for me or did Haruna bought them when I was busy talking to her? I wonder... After lunch, the English teacher gave us a surprise test... I wasn't expecting it, especially on the first day back in school. Everyone complained. After receiving the question paper, I looked at the question: 問題１．　何が「The Prime Minister said with regards to the issue to take countermeasures immediately. 」と日本語ですか？ 問題２．　「病院の入り口は駅の前。 それから、今は午後３時半。」って英語はなんだ？ 問題３．「アイ　ウェンー　フォ　アー　ホリデー　イン　ジャーマニ　ラスト　マンー。　イット　ウォス グレット」のローマ字はなに？ (followed by many questions like this) The only parts of the question that I understand is the English words in the first question.... I wonder what do they w

Well, it didn't take me long to find the staff room from the fact that there is some kind of a keypad next to the sliding door with several large desks and office chairs filled with a lot of books and stuff inside. A man approached me as I was looking inside. Man 1: "Oh, Kobayashi-san! You've recovered already?" Me (shy): "Erm, yes... I'm feeling alright now, sensei ." I seem to automatically add "sensei" when I talk to him. Haruna was the one who's shy, not me. But because I also feel what she feels, I became shy even though I'm not. The name of the teacher I'm talking to did not came to my mind. Man 1: "Good. Well, I will be your homeroom teacher again this year, but only a few of your previous year's classmates are now in your class, so I would introduce you to the class when we reach there. Shall we go now?" Me: "Yes, sensei !" We climbed up to the 3rd floor and walked over to another bui

As I entered Haruna's parents' bedroom, there was nothing out of the ordinary other than the bed sheet being larger than the mattress. I took a look under the sheet. !!! There were indeed large amounts of money in the boxes mentioned. So much that I could buy a lot of the most expensive things I could think of or have a comfortable life of retirement (though I'm not even an adult yet), but it can't buy me happiness. I wonder where this money came from? There is a sense of guilt when grabbing some of it, but seeing that it came from the parents of whose body I'm now in, it should be alright. I looked through the mobile phone in my room. Except for my former myself and the Nagisa I just met, I don't know anyone in that list, even with the photos attached to it. Well, I should be check if there are chores I should be doing and prepare for school tomorrow... Monday, May 23 (The following day) came. I ate some of the snacks I bought yesterday. However, tak

Old man's voice: "Ah! She's finally awake!" Woman next to him: "It's a miracle! I'll inform her friend outside right now!" I opened my eyes. Where am I? And why does my body feel funny with weights on my chest and my bottom feels different? Also, why can I understand that unknown language that those people are saying? Someone entered the room I was in, running towards me. Girl 1: "Thank goodness! I have been waiting for many months for you to wake up!" Wait.... Who are you? I don't know who this person is, but my head tells me that she is my close friend, Sasagawa Nagisa. Eh, how can that be? Me: "What is the date? Nagisa-chan" Those words automatically came out of my mouth, but in a voice that was not mine but sounded familiar. Well, I too want to know what is today's date. Nagisa: "Today's Saturday, May 14, you have been unconscious since February where you suddenly fell onto the floor in cl